20 Questions: Gregory Hines

September, 1986

a man who taps all his talents reconciles men's earrings, men's consciousness and his passion for sammy davis jr.After 36 years in show business, Gregory Hines, 40--tap dancer, singer, actor, comic, former child performer--is surfacing as a movie star: last year in Taylor Hackford's "White Nights," this year in "Running Scared." Claudia Dreifus interviewed Hines on a recent afternoon in New York.1.[Q] Playboy: What's the weirdest thing you've done for a film role?[A] Hines: W...

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